【正文】 ， chimps are the most intellectual and capable； another is that chimps are no more capable of studying than dolphins， and it is probable that dolphins are more intellectual than ， some people consider dolphins as “wizards in the sea”． When mentioning dolphins， people will probably speak highly of their supernormal intelligence and that aquarium， it is mon that dolphins are giving a wonderful performance by following the trainer39。s seem to be capable of understanding what mankind expresses and taking actions according to the present， the majority of people marvel at dolphins39。 supernormal intelligence as a kind of sea to what extent can dolphins39。 intelligence and ability achieve？ It remains to be probed and researched. ② My favorite sea animal is tropical fish(熱帶魚 )． I found them on a snorkelling was attracted by its colorful the half an hour39。s trip from the shore， I found coral reefs，tropical fish and other marine ， I bought some fishes was my first time to raise tropical month ago my friend told me that tropical fish are easier to raise than the golden words let me think of another friend of is raising tropical am feeding four categories of tropical black marry， eight peacocks， another two fishes，although I don39。t know their names， are the most peacock is the smallest and isn39。t colorful as I have seen in other places friend told me they will be beautiful when they grow I put the eight peacock fish into a small fish observes them every day and is expecting them to be bigger and more of the four big tropical fishes have died including the beautiful the beautiful fish39。s life is it is true， then I don39。t expect the small peacocks to turn shouldn39。t be so greedy to want they just have strong life is enough for me. 2． The teacher show the picture of a killer whale and do a small quiz about it. (1)What39。s the Chinese and English name of this whale? 虎鯨 Killer whales (2)Can you match these whales with their Chinese and English names？ (Show students some pictures of different whales.) baleen whale 須鯨 sperm whale 抹香鯨 blue whale 藍(lán)鯨 white whale 白鯨 (3)Which of these kinds of whales can grow to be the largest? Blue whales 藍(lán)鯨 (about 21－ 27m in length,100－ 120tons in weight) (4)Humans have been hunting whales for more than __A__ years. A． 2020 B． 1000 C． 500 (5)Will the killer whales attack people and eat them？ No. (6)Does a female killer whale give birth to a baby whale or lay eggs？ Give birth to a baby whale. (7)What does a newly－ born baby killer whale feed on？ __C__ A． Small sea animals. B． Sea plants. C． Its mother39。s milk. (8)Do the killers belong to the family of dolphins or whales？ Dolphins. (9)Male killer whales have a life expectancy of __B__ years， while females can live as long as __D__ years. A． 40－ 50 B． 50－ 60 C． 60－ 70 D． 80－ 90 (10)Killers are highly social animals that travel in groups called pods(群 )． Pods usually consist of __A__ whales. A． 2－ 50 B． 20－ 50 C． 30－ 60 (11)How many sounds can a killer whale make？ 62 sounds. (12)Are killers endangered species and in need of conservation？ No. (13)The killer whales are sometimes called the “__A__ of the sea” because they are both very fierce. A． wolf B． dog C． tiger Step 2 Pre－ reading 1． Read the words in Pre－ reading on Page 19 quickly and fill in the form. Writer An old man called Clancy Occupation A whaler Style Anecdotes Time At the beginning of the 20th century Place Australia What happened The killer whales helped the whalers catch a baleen whale. Step 3 Skimming 1． Glance through the two anecdotes and use one sentence to get the main idea of each anecdote. Main ideas： Anecdote one： The killer whales helped the whalers to catch a baleen whale. Anecdote two： Old Tom saved a whaler James. 2． Fill in the blanks with the names of the roles in the text. (1)______was 16 years of age when he went to work at the whaling station. (2)______orderd Clancy to go to the boat as there was a whale out there in the bay. (3)______was swimming by the boat showing the whalers the way. (4)______told Clancy that they would return the next day to bring in the body of the whale. (5)______was carried by the waves furthe